Question about the laptop's graphics.. my cousin got a new VAIO with Core i3 330M and 4 GB with ATI 5650 1 GB.. How is it compared to GT 330 M?
By the look at the specs as your mobo has 1 PCI Express x16 you will be able to use any pci-e x16 gfx card so HD4850 or HD4870 will work...
But their performance will be bottlenecked if you have a slower single core cpu and you will need a good psu like corsair VX450W atleast to run HD4870/50 properly.
@topgear
I have a intel pentium dual cpu E2180 @2 ghz 2ghz....i hope it will not bottleneck the performance of the card...
will this PSU do the job??
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It will bottleneck the performance of HD4850/4870.
Try to OC the CPU to atleast 2.8 - 3 for HD4870 and 2.6GHz for HD4850 GHz as 2 GHz speed is not enough for HD4850/4870.
BTW, What PSU do you have - Brand name and wattage ??
Got a new benq g2220 monitor. When i play 720p videos it looks great and stunning quality. but when i try to play 1080p HD video which is about 1800kbps bitrate, processor goes to 100% and its playing like frame after frame. My system is 2 years old which runs 15 hrs a day on average. it has E7200 2.53ghz and 2GB RAM with g31m s2l mobo.
Shud i need a gfx card to play HD videos without any hitch? if so 9500GT is enough?
btw i got 1ml thermal paste. i have to apply it though.
I think HD4850 or better GTS250 is more that enough for E2180@2.0GHz.....
@topgear
i have never done OC before and dont know how to go about it....as for the PSU im deciding to buy a new one...any suggestions from your side?
9500GT will do fine. Would help if you tell us your budget for the graphic card.
^ yep you need a gfx card, what is your max budget?
a HD4850/GTS will be bottleneck by a a e2180 running at 2 GHz.
The best he can get for a e2180 @ 2 GHz is a 9800GT
generally oc means altering ( increasing ) the speed of cpu speed, mem speed and sometime you need to put additional voltage for them.
OC can be achieved through bios settings - provided your mobo bios has such options - as yours is a entry level mobo I have doubt about the OC capability of your mobo and the chipset your mobo has is not suitable for OC.
OCing also voids warranty and if done incorrectly can damage components.
See if you can get a cpu like intel e5400 @ 2.7 GHz around 3-3.2K or better e7500 2.83GHz around 5.5-6K - that would be great upgrade .
As your's is entry level mobo I think it will not OC much -
First be sure if your mobo supports those or needs a bios update - check your mobo manufacturers support page for this.
with e5400 you can run a HD4850/GTS 250 and with a e7500 you can run a HD4870 or GTX 260 without any bottle neck.
or you can get a mobo like msi p43 around 3.7K along with a cpu cooler like CM hyper 212+ around 1.7K and OC your existing e2180 to 3-3.2 GHz.
If you don't want to upgrade anything get a 9800GT along with good PSU like Gigabyte Superb 460W @ 2.6K or corsair CX400W @ 3K or sasonic 430W @ 3.2K ( most VFM )
My budget is 3k. suggest ATI cards also.
GT210 is only 2k here. is it any good?